Sugar Detox - Why this works for me and Chipotle Sun Dried Tomato Dip

Sugar Detox – Why this works for me and Chipotle Sun Dried Tomato Dip

The days are moving along smoothly. The only minor twinges I feel are when looking at my favorite blogs when they're featuring yummy sweet things, or when I'm doling out raw chocolate to friends and family. I remind myself that I'll be eating sweet things soon enough.

It was an exciting morning as a beautiful birthday gift arrived in the mail from one of my dearest friends, Ulyana. Gorgeous turquoise hoop earrings - she knows me well, it's is my favorite stone. I bought a turquoise ring last month that the earrings go perfectly with. This stone has powerful healing properties!

It was a catering day. I assembled tuno salad sammies, packed up kale chips, and made delicious cucumber dill soup which I hope to make again soon and write down to share with you.

- Self "Your Best Butt Fast" - 40 minsThere's a segment that really gets your booootox! Another video I've had a long time and enjoy periodically. I like that a bit of yoga is incorporated at the end.

Day 6

Moving right along! I feel energized and thinner even though I'm eating substantially. Normally after a meal I crave something sweet even if something small. With this diet plan I feel satisfied after every meal.

A reason why I think this works for me...

Someone recently asked what my blood type is. I'm type O - the hunter/meat eater/oldest blood type - according to Dr. Peter D'Adamo who wrote Eat Right For Your Type. I came across this book for the first time when I was 14 years old, and had just turned vegan. When I started getting terrible fatigue, became underweight (to the point that people called me anorexic), and pale, my mom suggested I heed this information. Of course not! I was very set on my new healthy lifestyle and wasn't going to turn back because it was "the way". Now, years later, I see truth for me in his research. I see that I feel best on the diet he maps out for Type Os and it does for my Type O friends who used to be vegans too. I certainly don't follow it to the letter but the idea of more animal protein for my type seems fitting and I have an O friend who followed it exactly and got marvelous results. Go figure, my mom is lucky Type AB - more the vegetarian! But in any event, I can't help but suggest that if you're a Type O who is struggling on a raw/vegan diet, check out this book.

My boyfriend made this delicious spicy dish for dinner. Zucchini noodles with a tomato curry sauce made of fresh tomatoes, spinach, onion, garlic, curry, sea salt, and hot peppers, toss with prawns. I don't normally eat prawns since they're "bottom feeders" but I enjoyed a few in this dish.

This is hump day! Halfway along. I had to package an order of turtles and I had a second of feeling like I wanted one but the thought passed quickly enough.I still get hungry often on this food plan even though I'm eating quite a bit. All the protein is pumping my up metabolism I suppose. I ate yogurt just before going to bed and I still woke up in the middle of the night feeling hungry... I guess I'm still finding just the right amount to eat.

I made a yummy chipotle sun dried tomato dip (recipe below) to bring for a girls night along with tomato flax crackers and veggies. I'll definitely be making it again! There were yummy looking sweet things to be eaten and normally I would have brought a raw dessert but was just as happy with veggies, crackers, and dip.

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I love this post! Thanks so much. I'm also a Blood type O. When ever I find a meal plan that makes my body the happiest it's based on the type O diet. I also tried to ignore it after it was first recommended to me but realized that all the things I was eating was actually giving me an autoimmune disorder because my body was so allergic/intolerant.

Glad that you're feeling and doing so well!<br /><br />The chipotle dip sounds wonderful--smoky and creamy are such a great combination.<br /><br />My mom always thought I must be blood type A because of the foods I'm naturally drawn to, but I'm actually type B negative. I haven't noticed any great relevancy for me with that, but I haven't really tried it out much either.<br /><br />Chocolate's on the 'no' list for every blood type, I noticed, but coconut is on the no list for B's, and I find it hard to imagine never eating coconut (although come to think, I've been eating so little fat lately , which is probably to blame for some of my recent health relapses, that maybe I _could_ give up coconut...

When I first went raw, I ate very simple; a large smoothie in the morning and a large salad in the evening. Then we started to meet other raw foodies and were introduced to the world of raw gourmet and our taste-buds were ecstatic. Fast forward a few months later, and we were no longer thriving and decided to add some cooked foods and animal products back and, while I did fell better for a while, I noticed my blood sugar issues arising again. I hadn't had this issue since before going raw. I was so happy after going raw, that I was no longer having to deal with that.<br /><br />I remembered hearing that meat can cause your blood sugar to rise and drop swiftly, so decided to go back to a vegan diet an Dec of 2010 and I have not had those blood sugar drops and intense hunger pains that I was having. <br /><br />I still haven't sorted out all of my issues, and I am still eating cooked vegan food, which seems to make social gatherings much more pleasant. <br /><br />What a blessing that we can share and learn from one another. And thank you, Heather, for being so candid with what you are doing in your day-to-day life.

glad your detox is going well, our little elimination diet is going good so far too! and we read that book many many years ago too and it got us thinking about food differently. we are blood type A that due better with little meat, fish, etc. more veggie based, so we tend to eat that way and so far so good! <br /><br />and that dip sounds AMAZING!!! <br />xoxo

Annoyingly I don't know my blood type because I've heard of this book before and was interested. Once whilst at the doctors I asked him my group he looked at my records and shrugged. <br /> Its something I definitly would love to look into though

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Hi my name is Heather Pace. I'm a classically trained chef turned raw dessert chef and I love to create and share healthy recipes. I'm a travel bug, chocoholic, and certified yoga instructor. I'm originally a small town girl but now I live in beautiful Victoria BC, Canada .
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